Episode 2 of top VRMMO anime Sword Art Online 2 has at last showcased more of the hailstorm of bullets that is Gun Gale Online, while also providing a closer look at the divinely lithe Sinon – whose beauty seems to be rousing more attention than the intrigue behind the gender of Kirito’s new avatar.

You assume research was even done to begin with. This is SAO by A-1 Pictures, not something like Girls und Panzer by Studio Actas. SAO by no means was EVER accurate in anyway, as far as I know. Any accuracy of the SAO world to real life is either coincidence or plot-induced/-required.

While I do like the SAO series in general despite its (many, some would say) flaws, "shown their work" was never a factor. GuP is a shining example of that trope. SAO is too busy living off the hype to make money off the fandom and too cheap to spend any of that money on real research.

You have to admit it: the otaku (by this, I mean the people who have expert-level knowledge in a topic, not the stereotype) are far outnumbered by the mainstream viewers who don't care if a sniper rifle silhouette is that of an SVD or M82 instead of the ACTUAL one of the gun in a char's hand(s).

Guessing all the idiots commenting on the wrong icons, wrong weapon names have never read the goddamn Light Novels have they? READ THE SOURCE! A-1 is just being faithful to the Light Novel. HERP DERP. If you can't figure that out, why even bother watching? Anime in general most likely hurts your heard too much if you can't even figure out THAT BASIC FACT!

If I remember, it was somewhat mentioned in the novel that the guns used on monsters were more 'fantasy' themed. Hence lasers and stuff, and were not intended to be accurate gun models. While those used on other players were more realistic.

>get stuck inside vrmmo
>finally escape shitty vrmmo
>inject into another vrmmo for princess rescue mission
>escape from that shitty vrmmo
>play more vrmmo
future japan must really suck hard or everyone is so damned ugly, that they'd rather fuck in the virtual world

Shitty virtual world? I would love to be able to play a game where you feel like your there and can fly or shoot amazing weapons.

Now the avatar is probably from an ex-player or maybe one that was killed as she was known as the best sharp shooter. He has to make that avatar well known to get the killer to start trying to target her/him so he can find out how the deaths are being done.

Him and Asuna both have an interest in making sure the virtual games don't get shut down or they will not be able to see there AI child Yui.

If people are able to kill people in online games they would be shut down and banned and they both have an interest in that not being done.

The show is pretty interesting so far and just like the others he has to become stronger in the game for a purpose.

So how many episodes in d'you lot think it'll be before Sinon gets captured and becomes the plaything of an overly-fey bad guy? Thus completely negating any and all competence and bad-ass qualities they set up for her in the early episodes of the show?

Two episodes in and this series already received a lot of flak (mainly by people who prefers to remain "anonymous")
Yeah I get it , I'm jealous at Kirito for having a beautiful/caring girlfriend too but my jealousy is not that severe...(that's what you all really feel anyway)
Go ahead and call me all sorts of harsh names and whatnot but please don't judge this anime too harshly , too early . At least until episode 10...

huuuuge waste of an episode, that gunfight took unnecesarily waaaaaay long. how long ddoes it take to fkin kill a goddamned heavy weapons guy that just stands around, if he can dodge headshot, then go for a few bodyshots ffs. is the sniper shinon uses has that much of a reload delay that she had to stop for a fkin minute to shoot again?

The wait for a sniper in gun gale is typically because it takes awhile minute for the ingame take dodge assist (the red lines) to reset. The in game dodge assist only functions after the first shot so in gun gale most sniper reposition and wait to shoot again. At shirt range the redline helps slightly but you have to really fast to dodge realiably at typical sniper ranges you'd have ample time to move once you realize your being shot at by a sniper.